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Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1924

Page

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Kingsport Kiwanis Club Organized at Banquet Inn

The Kingsport Kiwanis Club was launched at the Kingsport Inn Tuesday night with sixty charter members and twenty visitors. Delegates from Bristol Johnson City and Erwin attended, led by L. H. Phettyplace and George A. Selig. Speakers urged constructive community work and club unity.

Kingsport Kiwanis Club Kingsport Inn Kiwanis Bristol Johnson City Erwin Clu L. H. Phettyplace Kentucky- Tennessee America M. A. Stevenson Broad Street Leslie Driver Charlie Carson

Virginia committee urges simplification of government

A committee of simplification told Virginia's General Assembly that defects in state government stem from an irregular complex and confused administrative organization. The panel urged sweeping changes in the report sent to the legislature.

Virginia General Assembly Associated Press Richmond Committee of Simplification

Gov Austin Peay Delivers Address at St Louis Meet

Governor Austin Peay spoke at a St Louis gathering praising Andrew Jackson and urging citizens to fulfill duties of government. He criticized ignorance and indifference among voters and warned would‑be public officials to heed Jackson’s example.

Austin Peay ST. Louis The Tennessee Society of St. Louis Missouri Associated Press Andrew Jackson

Interstate Trust and Savings Bank Changes Hands in Kingsport

The Interstate Trust and Savings Bank in Kingsport changed stock control to H. C. Masengill and associates, who have run the bank as cashier. The name will be Farmers and Merchants Bank after state approval. J. M. Cooper was elected president, B. H. Kincaid cashier and director, with Masengill named active vice-president and J. J. Tuffaker as vice-president. Directors to be announced.

Interstate Trust and Savings Bank J. M. Cooper Kingsport N. Haws B. H. Kincaid Kincaid Bank of Kingsport

Instruct Committee to Report Tax Bill Before Acting on the Bonus

Washington update shows Ways and Means giving tentative approval to a bonus provision while blocking immediate action. Senator Couzens of Michigan and Representative Frear of Wisconsin publish letters criticizing Treasury Secretary Mellon on fiscal policy, including surtax reductions and tax exempt securities questions.

Secretary Mellon Congress Senator Couzens Michigan Representative Frear Wisconsin Mellon Couzens Mr. Mellon Treasury

Coach Jones Receives Kentucky Offer

Fresno Cal Art Jones, coach at the State College of Fresno, states he has received a direct offer from the athletics department at the University of Kentucky.

Fresno Cal Art Jones State College of Fresno University of Kentucky

Grace period for 1924 Kentucky car licenses ends tonight

Governor Fields announced that the grace period for paying 1924 automobile license fees in Kentucky ends tonight. Secretary Waggoner said the police may proceed after the deadline, and there will be no further extensions.

Frankfort Fields Waggoner

South Dakota Bank Fails to Open in Sioux Falls

The Sioux Falls National Bank, among South Dakota's oldest banks, failed to open today. The bank holds deposits of two and a half million according to reports, signaling a sudden disruption in local banking.

South Dakota Bank Siox Falls Siox Falls National Bank South Dakota

Negroes Hold Up Bank Teller In Kansas City

Several Black robbers held up a Main Street bank teller at the door just before noon and escaped with forty four thousand five hundred dollars.

Kansas City

Machinery Company President Arrested in Murder Case

Louis E. Griffith, 34, president of Canton Machinery Manufacturing Company, was arrested on a first degree murder charge in the slaying of Ruth Hunter, 18, whose body was found on a country road near Canton on January 2. The coroner attributed death to heart failure after chloroform administration.

Canton, O Louis E. Griffith Ruth Hunter Canton Griffith

Two of His Wives Suicide Shocks Louisville Barber

Charles Mellon a Louisville barber announces that two of his wives killed themselves at his home. Authorities investigate the deaths as self-inflicted in the tense domestic tragedy prompting questions about family history and the barber’s role amid mounting local concern.

Loursville Charles Mellon

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